At first I was like “Why are there chicken cutlets on CO?” Then I got a closer look and I was like “whoa!” Those are some strange looking piggies. And yet, still adorable, with their little hairless ‘tocks. And I think I actually have that exact fleece pattern.

LOL!! They look so nekkid and wrinkly!! These are GUINEA pigs??? They look like PIGGY pigs…Having only ever having cats, is this a common practice, or are these newborn or what? Please forgive if this is explained above….haven’t read it all yet.

Hey Everyone!
Just to let you all know these are, in fact, Guinea Pigs! I have a Baldwin Guinea Pig from Iowa. She was born with a full body of fur but at about 5 days of life she started to lose it. Skinny Pigs on the other hand are born bald with just some hair on their ankles and nose. These pigs tend to get chilly and need to be kept ideally around 70 degrees. They can die from heat exhaustion at 85 and can’t really deal with temps much cooler than 65. They also do need to be bathed and lightly moisturized every once in a while. I find that udder bag balm is a good product. :)

hahaha! I was literally laughing out loud when I read that some of you thought they were chicken cutlets. hehehehehehehe! That was cute of you guys. I at first thought these guinea pigs were kind of ew, but they are kind of cute in a different way like someone said. And yes! Someone put a blankie on their poor nekkid tocks! hehe! ^.^

Hmmm. Well, our guinea pig (I have no idea what kind, I didn’t even know there were kinds) had two pups without us even knowing she was pregnant. And they were born fully-formed, with fur and everything, looking just like mini-adults. They were MUCH cuter than these naked mole rats!!!!

I always wondered where the term “Guinea pigs” was derived from, unless they were originally from that region. But that still doesn’t explain the “pig” part. This picture, on the other hand, does. They truly do look like little piggies!